A History of the Roman World 753-146 BC (1935)

by H. H. Scullard

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This definitive study from the author of From the Gracchi to Nero, examines the period from the foundation of Rome to the fall of Carthage. An accessible introduction to these centuries of change, this book will also be useful as context for those studying later developments in Roman history.

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Antiochus III "the Great"

Marcus Claudius Marcellus

Scipio Africanus

Scipio Aemilianus

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Capua, Campania, Italy

Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

Illyria (West Balkan Peninsula)

Macedonia, Greece

Rome, Italy

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Preface -- In this volume I have attempted to provide an up-to-date account of the Roman world from earliest times until the Age of the Great Conquests.

Introduction -- The two crowning achievements wrought by the Roman People during the period covered by this volume were the unification of Italy and the founding of an overseas Empire.

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This definitive study from the author of From the Gracchi to Nero, examines the period from the foundation of Rome to the fall of Carthage. An accessible introduction to these centuries of change, this book will also be useful as context for those studying later developments in Roman history.

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